HF 2432 (LSB 5723YH (2) 90)

HOUSE FILE 2432

BY  JAMES, MADISON, STAED, LEVIN, BROWN-POWERS, EHLERT, CAHILL, BAGNIEWSKI, CROKEN, and WILBURN

A BILL FOR

An Act authorizing the attorney general to enforce violations of the manufactured home communities or mobile home parks residential landlord and tenant Act.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  562B.33  Enforcement.
   The attorney general shall have the authority to investigate and enforce repeated or multiple violations of this chapter. Repeated or multiple violations of this chapter are an unlawful practice under section 714.16 and all the remedies and penalties of section 714.16 are available for such a violation.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill authorizes the attorney general to investigate and enforce repeated or multiple violations of Code chapter 562B.  The bill also provides that repeated or multiple violations of Code chapter 562B are an unlawful practice under Code section 714.16 (consumer frauds). Several types of remedies are available if a court finds that a person has committed an unlawful practice, including injunctive relief, disgorgement of moneys or property, and a civil penalty not to exceed $40,000 per violation.